UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2024
 
ACM Research, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
001-38273
94-3290283
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

42307 Osgood Road, Suite I
   
Fremont, California
 
94539
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 445-3700
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  ACMR
  The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 30, 2024, we issued a press release entitled “ACM Research Announces Preliminary Unaudited Revenue and Shipments for the Third Quarter 2024.” The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the exhibit furnished hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
 
Description
     
 
Press Release of ACM Research, Inc. dated October 30, 2024
     
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ACM RESEARCH, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Mark McKechnie
 
   
Mark McKechnie
 
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
       
Dated: October 30, 2024
   


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Exhibit 99.1


ACM Research Announces Preliminary Unaudited Revenue
and Shipments for the Third Quarter 2024
Coincides with Release of ACM Shanghai Third Quarter 2024 Results

FREMONT, Calif., October 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – ACM Research, Inc. (“ACM”) (NASDAQ: ACMR), a leading supplier of wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging applications, today announces expectations for preliminary unaudited revenue and total shipments for the third quarter of 2024. Today’s release coincides with the as-scheduled release of unaudited financial results by ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., ACM’s principal operating subsidiary (“ACM Shanghai”), to the Shanghai Stock Exchange website [link to China Disclosure].

ACM will discuss its full financial results for the third quarter 2024 and its revenue outlook for the remainder of the year on its earnings call on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (9 p.m. China Time).

ACM announces the following:
preliminary unaudited revenue for the third quarter of 2024 is expected to be in the range of $200 million to $203 million, which would represent year-to-year growth of 19% to 20%.
preliminary total shipments are expected to be in the range of $245 million to $255 million, which would represent year-to-year growth of 15% to 19%.

Actual unaudited third quarter 2024 results are subject to the completion of ACM’s quarter end closing procedures and review by ACM’s independent registered public accounting firm.

ACM currently owns an 82.0% equity interest in ACM Shanghai, and a substantial majority of ACM’s consolidated revenue and net income is contributed by ACM Shanghai. The stand-alone financial results of ACM Shanghai are reported in RMB as prepared in accordance with Chinese generally accepted accounting principles, and those results will differ, potentially materially, from ACM’s consolidated revenue and net profit for the period, which will reflect additional financial and operational items and will be prepared in U.S. dollars in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

About ACM Research, Inc.
 
ACM develops, manufactures and sells semiconductor process equipment for single-wafer or batch wet cleaning, electroplating, stress-free polishing, vertical furnace processes, Track and PECVD, which are critical to advanced semiconductor device manufacturing and wafer-level packaging. ACM is committed to delivering customized, high performance, cost-effective process solutions that semiconductor manufacturers can use in numerous manufacturing steps to improve productivity and product yield. For more information, visit www.acmrcsh.com.
 

Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements contained in this press release are not historical facts and may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “plans,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “designed,” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on ACM management’s current expectations and beliefs, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the forward-looking statements. A description of certain of these risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in filings ACM makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available at www.sec.gov. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results and events may differ materially from results and events currently expected by ACM. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. ACM undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect any change in its expectations with regard to these forward-looking statements or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
© ACM Research, Inc. The ACM Research logo is a trademark of ACM Research, Inc. For convenience, this trademark appears in this press release without a ™ symbol, but that practice does not mean that ACM will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to such trademark.
 
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
 
 
In the United States:
The Blueshirt Group
   
Steven C. Pelayo, CFA
 
+1 (360) 808-5154
 
steven@blueshirtgroup.co
 
In China:
The Blueshirt Group Asia
   
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
   
+86 (138) 1079-1480
   
gary@blueshirtgroup.co



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